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Just curious: how much would I have to pay to get cleartax pro? Also, you might want to fix the Mr Bose example: "ClearTax (an Income Tax website) rode to his

by copper 15y ago

Just curious: how much would I have to pay to get cleartax pro? Also, you might want to fix the Mr Bose example: "ClearTax (an Income Tax website) rode to his resuce". I'm not entirely sure that I consider the story to be a positive endorsement, by the way :) It seems too contrived to be true. Edit: I found out there's a demo video from HN. You might want to make that link a tiny bit more prominent. I love the video, by the way.

architgupta 15y ago
About the video: We had a really awesome intern - Ayush who created the video. I am waiting for him to graduate to hire him (for reasons besides shooting a great video) The story is a bit contrived ;)
architgupta 15y ago
We are still arriving at a good pricing model. Right now we charge from $5.5 to $30 for professional CA support. (CA in India is similar to a CPA in the US)
- sunspeck 15y ago
  The wording "Pricing starts from free." seems a little ominous with no actual pricing information up front. How much personal information will I have to fill in before you spring some charges on me? I'd rather read something like "File for free" if that's what you do at your basic level.
  - architgupta 15y ago
    Noted. Basic efiling is free on the website.
- copper 15y ago
  I /hope/ Ayush's PAN info in the video is fake :) In my opinion, your prices are too low on the higher end. A normal tax return preparer charges something like Rs 250 (negotiable, particularly on bulk deals) to around Rs 500 for a simple ITR-1/ITR-2 return. For people who require audited returns, It would be an order of magnitude more. I take it you don't do those :) Either way, best of luck!
  - architgupta 15y ago
    Actually we are starting to get requests for higher-end cases. Lot of people who earn income from business and profession would like a quick, friendly UI to get their taxes done. Its hard to design though :) We aren't supporting auditing yet. We have to figure that out.

by copper 15y ago

architgupta 15y ago

About the video: We had a really awesome intern - Ayush who created the video. I am waiting for him to graduate to hire him (for reasons besides shooting a great video) The story is a bit contrived ;)

architgupta 15y ago

We are still arriving at a good pricing model. Right now we charge from $5.5 to $30 for professional CA support. (CA in India is similar to a CPA in the US)

sunspeck 15y ago
The wording "Pricing starts from free." seems a little ominous with no actual pricing information up front. How much personal information will I have to fill in before you spring some charges on me? I'd rather read something like "File for free" if that's what you do at your basic level.
- architgupta 15y ago
  Noted. Basic efiling is free on the website.
copper 15y ago
I /hope/ Ayush's PAN info in the video is fake :) In my opinion, your prices are too low on the higher end. A normal tax return preparer charges something like Rs 250 (negotiable, particularly on bulk deals) to around Rs 500 for a simple ITR-1/ITR-2 return. For people who require audited returns, It would be an order of magnitude more. I take it you don't do those :) Either way, best of luck!
- architgupta 15y ago
  Actually we are starting to get requests for higher-end cases. Lot of people who earn income from business and profession would like a quick, friendly UI to get their taxes done. Its hard to design though :) We aren't supporting auditing yet. We have to figure that out.